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the plan to take that bill up and then strip out the obama care division, send it back to the house and challenge them, the fact that that bill will not be successfully filibustered is a sign the bill will land back in the house's lap right up around the deadline of september. and democratic leaders in the senate are betting at this stage that the house leaders will put that bill on the floor and will extend government funding. we'll see if it plays out that way. we won't know for a few days, but that is how they think right now. >> you know, john that was encouraging because it looked like it would really go down to the wire. there was so much animosity between the houses and both sides of the aisle, i would think it would calm down some of the market volatility. >>> either way, we'll go down to the wire. and even if we avoid a shutdown that is far less of a consequence, the more important is the debt ceiling which is in the middle of october. what we have seen is a two-stage republican strategy, one to de-fund obama care in this bill, then they're going to try to delay the law for a y
the plan to take that bill up and then strip out the obama care division, send it back to the house and challenge them, the fact that that bill will not be successfully filibustered is a sign the bill will land back in the house's lap right up around the deadline of september. and democratic leaders in the senate are betting at this stage that the house leaders will put that bill on the floor and will extend government funding. we'll see if it plays out that way. we won't know for a few days,...
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this bloody outcome has lead president obama to cancel annual joint u.s. egyptian militarexercises scheduled for next month. mr. obama, however, did not propose spending the $1.5 billion to the egyptian government for rupturing the u.s. egyptian partnership. and they are at an all-time high in egypt. pro democracy forces are still angry at president obama and the former secretary of state hillary clinton for their initial backing for the former president. mubarak. this is followed by mr. obama's swift and embrace, whom the pro democracy forces blame, for trying to hijack their democratic resolution and to turn it into an islamic republic. and the sentiment was worse for the u.s. ambassador that is now being withdrawn, denouncing the tactics of the forces. and the supporters for their part, they blame the u.s. for secretly blasting them the ongoing support for the government. and the danger now is that the u.s., they have limited leverage at the time of the rising tensions. tensions that could lead to the prolong strikes between the muslim brotherhood and t
this bloody outcome has lead president obama to cancel annual joint u.s. egyptian militarexercises scheduled for next month. mr. obama, however, did not propose spending the $1.5 billion to the egyptian government for rupturing the u.s. egyptian partnership. and they are at an all-time high in egypt. pro democracy forces are still angry at president obama and the former secretary of state hillary clinton for their initial backing for the former president. mubarak. this is followed by mr....
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pell grants and loans are up under the obama administration but there is more to it than that. it's a basic squeeze. tuition keeps rising, state support for higher education keeps falling and private money is stagnant. that means for most students, a college education simply isn't affordable without some federal help. in the association of student financial aid administrators say that's unlikely to change any time soon when they rely on tuition for funding. >> the federal government put in funds but haven't kept pace with that disinvestment over the last 40 years. >> reporter: iona increased the aid budget to help bridge the gap. brandon lara hopes in the end it will pay off. >> at some point, way down the road, there is a return on that. >> reporter: but if he or his fellow students are wrong, some of the risk, now more than ever falls on federal taxpayers. for "nightly business report," i'm scott cohn in new york. >>> still ahead, six weeks until open enrollment for healthcare but there are still some major head winds that could prevent the exchanges from being open for busin
pell grants and loans are up under the obama administration but there is more to it than that. it's a basic squeeze. tuition keeps rising, state support for higher education keeps falling and private money is stagnant. that means for most students, a college education simply isn't affordable without some federal help. in the association of student financial aid administrators say that's unlikely to change any time soon when they rely on tuition for funding. >> the federal government put...
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president obama is st. petersburg russia for the kick off of the g 20 summit. what is topping the agenda for the world's largest industrial meeting. >> reporter: the g 20 meeting, the issue of syria is overshadowing the talk of economic coordination, which is so sorely needed by the global economy at this stage. president obama touched down with no by lateral prospect with his host president putin over issues like edward snowden, asylum issues and indeed, of course, over syria and seems no accord between the united states and some of the other key members. not just russians making noises about their concern about american military action in response to the chemical attack, which has been blamed on assad in damascus. the chinese also have warmed the americans and others actually this could affect the broader global economic growth and could affect energy prices and increase those because of tightened tension in the middle east. president putin is critical of any potential u.s. action. especially john kerry, but the russians are desperate to get accord on other i
president obama is st. petersburg russia for the kick off of the g 20 summit. what is topping the agenda for the world's largest industrial meeting. >> reporter: the g 20 meeting, the issue of syria is overshadowing the talk of economic coordination, which is so sorely needed by the global economy at this stage. president obama touched down with no by lateral prospect with his host president putin over issues like edward snowden, asylum issues and indeed, of course, over syria and seems...
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president obama says they can, we've got the latest from washington, on what could happen before the new year's day deadline. and wall street ends the year with a rally and healthy gains. s&p strategist sam stovall joins us with where he sees stocks headed in 2013. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! washington lawmakers are getting close to a fiscal cliff deal, but they might not get it done before the midnight deadline tonight. the senate could vote in time, but it's possible the house will wait until tuesday. that means the u.s. could go over the fiscal cliff. on wall street today, investors bought up stocks on high hopes of deal, after president obama said this afternoon a deal is "in sight," and positive comments from republican leaders in the senate. here's how the major averages closed on this last trading day of 2012. the dow surged 166 points, the nasdaq jumped about 60, and the s&p rose almost 24 points. while wall street has already closed the books on 2012, washington still has a few hours to go before its new year's day fiscal cliff deadline. darren gersh has the latest.
president obama says they can, we've got the latest from washington, on what could happen before the new year's day deadline. and wall street ends the year with a rally and healthy gains. s&p strategist sam stovall joins us with where he sees stocks headed in 2013. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! washington lawmakers are getting close to a fiscal cliff deal, but they might not get it done before the midnight deadline tonight. the senate could vote in time, but it's possible the...
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. >>> the obama administration announced it will delay by one year the affordable care act employ eer mandate. it won't begin until 2015. after discusses with business groups, the treasury department said it's doing so to prepare business leaders with more time to prepare for the transition and adapt to the new reporting systems, but administration is asking employers with more than 50 employees to still consider providing insurance for them beginning next year. >>> and that's "nightly business report" for tonight. i'm susie gharib, thanks so much for watch. >> i'm tyler mathisen, thanks from me, as well, and we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by -- >> sailing through the historic cities and landscapes on a river you get close to iconic landmarks to local life, to cultural treasures, viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. cialg tonight on the computer history museum presents "revolutionaries." the lab employs 15,000 people including some 1500phds. it includes the world'sac centrist men and women. >> the silicon
. >>> the obama administration announced it will delay by one year the affordable care act employ eer mandate. it won't begin until 2015. after discusses with business groups, the treasury department said it's doing so to prepare business leaders with more time to prepare for the transition and adapt to the new reporting systems, but administration is asking employers with more than 50 employees to still consider providing insurance for them beginning next year. >>> and that's...
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. >> reporter: just signed, the obama overseer says their measurements are showing that page loads are taking less than 1 second on average across the site. but here at use egg testing they are seeing wide disparities and kansas city, kansas, pretty good, 4 seconds but next door in kansas city, missouri, it was taking over 30 seconds. to improve your own experience, they suggest making sure you have the latest version of your web browser. clearing your cashe history and of tim miezing the connection and make sure you're not slowed down by sharing wi-fi for example. health officials vow the site will work smoothly by the end of this month. >> they will see a surge of activity they better plan for. >> reporter: because the stakes are too high now for another failure. bertha coombs, "nightly business report." >>> still ahead, a kodak moment. the iconic brand is back on the big board but how does it company differ from the old and is it a good investment? >>> who says you can't go home again? kodak emerged from bankruptcy and traded again today on the new york stock exchange but as hampton
. >> reporter: just signed, the obama overseer says their measurements are showing that page loads are taking less than 1 second on average across the site. but here at use egg testing they are seeing wide disparities and kansas city, kansas, pretty good, 4 seconds but next door in kansas city, missouri, it was taking over 30 seconds. to improve your own experience, they suggest making sure you have the latest version of your web browser. clearing your cashe history and of tim miezing the...
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he is going to bet obama in new york? >> he was unknown. >> on the gun issue. and that's -- >> he's doing a terrific job across the board. >> as mayor. >> you see he what he has narrowed the debt of new york to? >> he's done a fabulous job with new york, no question. >> he's an extraordinary man. he also acquired a personal fortune. >> absolutely. >> he's got great ideas, extremely smart, and he's fearless. they don't like my taking my position on excessive sugar, so what. >> john, he's an trawl liberal. >> he also knows how to bring good people into government. he put together a terrific administration. an outstanding guy. >> mort, he's a nanny state liberal who would not carry a single state. >> he's not going to be a >>> issue two, china cyber saboteur. >> we know foreign countries swipe our secrets. now they're seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, financial institutions. >> these capabilities put all sectors of our country at risk from government and private networks to critical infrastructure. >> in the state of the union address in january, and
he is going to bet obama in new york? >> he was unknown. >> on the gun issue. and that's -- >> he's doing a terrific job across the board. >> as mayor. >> you see he what he has narrowed the debt of new york to? >> he's done a fabulous job with new york, no question. >> he's an extraordinary man. he also acquired a personal fortune. >> absolutely. >> he's got great ideas, extremely smart, and he's fearless. they don't like my taking my...
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president obama meets privately with the country's most powerful financial regulators to discuss the new rules that will govern the country's biggest banks. >>> going gangbusters, 900% in nine years to the day. that's how much google has returned since going public. it dominates search, and seizing the smartphone market. but is the stock atop of many mutual funds, a good buy for the next nine. >>> attention shoppers, are you willing to give up privacy for a good deal? we have all that and more on this monday, august 19th. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome. his vacation over, president obama got back to work today, and he wasted no time tackling a topic of high interest to investors, not to mention financial services executives. at a closed-door white house meeting he sat down with the nation's top financial regulators to get a progress report on how the government is implementing the dodd/frank law. it covers wall street and the nation's largest banks. john harwood joins us from the white house with details on who attended today's meeting, and why it was necessary. john? >> tyler,
president obama meets privately with the country's most powerful financial regulators to discuss the new rules that will govern the country's biggest banks. >>> going gangbusters, 900% in nine years to the day. that's how much google has returned since going public. it dominates search, and seizing the smartphone market. but is the stock atop of many mutual funds, a good buy for the next nine. >>> attention shoppers, are you willing to give up privacy for a good deal? we have...
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brains of the digital future," and susan crawford served for a time as a special assistant to president obama for science, technology and innovation. right now she teaches communications law at the benjamin cardozo school of law here in new york city and is a fellow at the roosevelt institute. susan crawford, welcome. >> thank you so much. >> "captive audience?" who's the captive? >> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century. initially electricity was viewed as a luxury. so when f.d.r. came in, 90% of farms didn't have electricity in america at the same time that kids in new york city were playing with electric toys. and f.d.r. understood how important it was for
brains of the digital future," and susan crawford served for a time as a special assistant to president obama for science, technology and innovation. right now she teaches communications law at the benjamin cardozo school of law here in new york city and is a fellow at the roosevelt institute. susan crawford, welcome. >> thank you so much. >> "captive audience?" who's the captive? >> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications...
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them, and one of the ones that is just so meaningful to me is because of who gave it to me, and that's obama. oh my god, i grabbed him. i was so undignified. tavis: i'm sure he didn't mind that. >> well, i have the most delicious pictures of it, because all morning i rehearsed shake the hand, be dignified, bend your head so he can put the medal over you and all that, and i'm about the fifth one he calls up to the little podium, and he goes -- i just get there and i go "oh," and i -- (makes hugging motion). i'm surprised i didn't put my leg around him. tavis: yeah, well, he wouldn't have minded, i'm sure. >> but michelle was out there, and i just went, "sorry, i couldn't help myself." tavis: when you're rita moreno, you can get away with that. she has earned the right to hug and kiss and squeeze the president if she chooses to. it is a life well lived that is still being well lived. at 81 she ain't slowing down, and again, i don't believe she's 81, but that's what her driver's license says. her book is "rita >> a memoir," and even with two nights i have not done justice to what you will read
them, and one of the ones that is just so meaningful to me is because of who gave it to me, and that's obama. oh my god, i grabbed him. i was so undignified. tavis: i'm sure he didn't mind that. >> well, i have the most delicious pictures of it, because all morning i rehearsed shake the hand, be dignified, bend your head so he can put the medal over you and all that, and i'm about the fifth one he calls up to the little podium, and he goes -- i just get there and i go "oh," and...
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president obama. he knows it and he ran on it. and whereby 20 years ago president obama would have been roundly defeated by an establishment candidate like mitt romney. the white establishment is now the minority. and the voters, many of them, feel that this economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff. >> it's sort of delusional, first of all. i mean, because it's sort of a claim made and then the sort of the information ix extracted from that claim. yes, i agree that the majority, the plurality of voters in this country think the economic system is stacked against them. but i don't think that they therefore turn around and say, "we want stuff." i think what they say is, "and the republican party is part of the reason the economic system's stacked against us." but, you know, the larger claim, the larger sort of statement is certainly there is this panicked, wounded, astonished, nostalgic longing for an america, a white, conservative america, that in many ways never was. never, never really was. and so it's sort of
president obama. he knows it and he ran on it. and whereby 20 years ago president obama would have been roundly defeated by an establishment candidate like mitt romney. the white establishment is now the minority. and the voters, many of them, feel that this economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff. >> it's sort of delusional, first of all. i mean, because it's sort of a claim made and then the sort of the information ix extracted from that claim. yes, i agree that the...
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pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named chris cox to run the s.e.c., we screamed like bloody murder because cox had been a partner at a huge global law firm whose client list included deutsche bank and goldman sachs. now obama's pushing his choices through the same revolving door. it's called "regulatory capture." the takeover of government agencies by the very corporations they're supposed to keep an eye on to protect everyone's investments and pensions against abuses of private power. what next? well, stay tuned. in the next few weeks, mary jo white will sit for her confirmation he
pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named...
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it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong hitchhikers, that tribal elder standing up against fanatics -- doesn't give rise to second thoughts by those judges who prematurely handed our president the nobel prize for peace. better they had kept it on the shelf in hopeful waiting, untarnished. at our website, billmoyers.com, we've added to our extensive coverage of drone warfare and counterterrorism, including an update from last week's guest, vicki divoll, a former legal advisor to the cia. that's all at billmoyers.com. i'll see you there and i'll see you here, next time. ♪ ♪ >>> don't wait a week to get more moyers. visit billmoyers.com for excl
it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong...
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president obama read out 26 names. but there was a 27th person murdered that day-- the gunman's mother, nancy lanza. >> nancy lanza is the person adam was closest to in the world. she was the first person he killed. he shot her four times in the head while she was in bed, and then he went off to sandy hook elementachool. if we can begin to understand adam's relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. >> one of the things that josh and i talked about early on when we were given this assignment is the fact that it didn't seem like nancy was ever really mentioned as a victim in this case. we had heard a lot of different things about her through other news outlets. we weren't even sure if they were true. we come to find out later that some of them weren't. >> we knew there was some diagnosis, some... deficit, some social deficiency, and how that complicated their relationship and what it took to bring this kid along, and some... to some degree what happened, those were our marching orders. >> there a
president obama read out 26 names. but there was a 27th person murdered that day-- the gunman's mother, nancy lanza. >> nancy lanza is the person adam was closest to in the world. she was the first person he killed. he shot her four times in the head while she was in bed, and then he went off to sandy hook elementachool. if we can begin to understand adam's relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. >> one of the things that josh and i talked about early on...
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warriors of all stripes, neo-conservatives and liberal humanitarians alike, were all telling barack obama to strike syria, no matter the absence of any law or treaty to justify it, no matter the chaos to follow. do it, they said, to show you can, or what's a super power for? but they hadn't reckoned on public opinion. the people said no, not this time. not after more than ten years of soldiers coming home broken in body, screaming nightmares in their brains, their families devastated. not when our politics is an egregious fraud, unable to accomplish anything except enable the rich, while everyday people struggle to make ends meet. jeannette baskin, who lives on staten island not far from the statue of liberty, who describes herself as neither republican nor democrat, told the "new york times," "we invest all this money in foreign countries and fixing their problems, and this country is falling apart." don't think these people callous, those pictures of children gassed in syria sicken them. but there are limits to military power when religious rivalries and secular passions come armed with
warriors of all stripes, neo-conservatives and liberal humanitarians alike, were all telling barack obama to strike syria, no matter the absence of any law or treaty to justify it, no matter the chaos to follow. do it, they said, to show you can, or what's a super power for? but they hadn't reckoned on public opinion. the people said no, not this time. not after more than ten years of soldiers coming home broken in body, screaming nightmares in their brains, their families devastated. not when...